Press Releases - 2016

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• State Issues Drought Advisory

• DPH Commissioner Pino Announces $40 Million in Loans for Drinking Water Projects

• Governor Malloy Announces DPH has Distributed Over 9,200 Overdose Prevention Kits Statewide

• Commissioner Pino: Vigilant Monitoring of CT Public Water Systems a High Priority for DPH

• New Britain’s Dr. Robert Dudley Receives Childhood Immunization Champion Award from the CDC

• State Agencies Encourage Connecticut School Districts to Promote Healthy School Environments

• DPH Update on E.coli Outbreak Linked to Oak Leaf Farm in Lebanon

• As Drought Conditions Continue, DPH Amends Public Water Supply Emergency Order for Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan & Stamford

• DPH Applauds CDC Recommendation for 2 Doses of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine to Protect Children from Certain Cancers

• Governor Malloy Applauds Report Showing Connecticut Ranks First in the Nation in Childhood Vaccinations

• DPH Commissioner Declares Public Water Supply Emergency for City of Danbury

• DPH’S OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS ISSUES PROPOSED FINAL DECISION IN ECHN, PROSPECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS APPLICATION

• Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Updating Connecticut’s Community Water Fluoridation Law for New Federal Standards 

• With Zika Expected to Infect 1 in 5 Puerto Ricans, DPH Urges CT Travelers to Affected Areas to Take Precautions

• State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-borne Viral Diseases; Zika Virus added to Testing Program